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  Jagdish, Ankita win State Online U-18 chess titles
06 Jun 2021
 

Puri boy Jagdish Barik and Cuttack girl Ankita Sahoo captured titles in the Odisha State U-18 Open & Girls Online Chess Championships which was organised by All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA) on 4 and 5 June, 2021. As many as 46 boys and 19 girls participated in this selection tournament, held in the Tornelo online platform.

Jagdish Barik emerged champion in the open category, garnering 5.5 points out of a possible six. Manish Kumar (Khordha) finished runner-up with five points. In the girls category, Ankita clinched the title, winning all of her five games, while Yashita Rout (Khordha) settled as runner-up with four points.
 

Champion and runner-up in both categories qualified to represent Odisha in the National U-18 Online Championship, scheduled to be held from June 10 to 12. Besides these four, WFM Saina Salonika, Mahitosh Dey, Harshit Ranjan Sahu and Suryapranjal Indrajeet SP would also participate in National U-18 Championship.

The Odisha State U-18 Online Championship was inaugurated by KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta. All India Chess Federation president Sanjay Kapoor, secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan, Khimji Jewellers director Mitesh Khimji were present in the virtual platform as guests of honour.

GM Swayams Mishra, head of Fairplay Committee; Ranjan Mohanty, president of AOCA; Debabratta Bhatta, secretary and Chief Arbiter Suresh Chandra Sahoo were present at the function. The championship carried a total prize fund of Rs 10,000, including Rs 1,000 each for the two title winners.

FINAL RANKINGS:

OPEN CATEGORY (Top 10): 1. Jagdish Barik, Puri (5.5), 2. Manish Kumar, Khordha (5), 3. Aryan Arnav Samantaray, Balasore (5), 4. Harshit Ranjan Sahu, Cuttack (5), 5. Sambit Panda, Khordha (5), 6. Omm Aditya Khadanga, Khordha (4.5), 7. FM Mahitosh Dey, Khordha (4), 8. Sriansh Das, Jajpur (4), 9. Priansh Das, Jajpur (4), 10. Satyam Nayak, Sundargarh (4).

GIRLS CATEGORY (Top 5): 1. Ankita Sahoo, Cuttack (5), 2. Yashita Rout, Khordha (4), 3. Anshika Pandey, Khordha (4), 4. Suhana Jena, Khordha (3.5), 5. P Sairupa, Cuttack (3.5).
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TOP: File picture of open category champion Jagdish Barik.
RIGHT: File picture of girls category title winner Ankita Sahoo.
 
   
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